With summer workouts now in full swing, this article from Training & Conditioning looks at heat acclimization tips to keep your athletes safe. The article is part of T&C's "Digital Guide to Heat Stress Prevention," an interactive tool containing important information about heat stress illnesses, risks and prevention, along with product solutions from leading heat stress prevention companies. It’s a great resource to share with coaches, players, and parents.

This article from Training & Conditioning looks at definitions of exertional heat illnesses and methods for avoiding and treating them. The article is part of T&C's "Digital Guide to Heat Stress Prevention," which contains important information about heat stress illnesses, risks and prevention. It also features product information from leading heat stress prevention companies.

Training & Conditioning is pleased to bring you the first installment of our Digital Guide to Strength and Conditioning! Containing seven specific exercises to use in training your athletes, the guide features text and a video showing each exercise being performed. Here, we provide tips on troubleshooting squat technique.

Training & Conditioning is pleased to bring you the first edition of our Digital Guide to Strength and Conditioning! Containing seven specific exercises to use in training your athletes, the guide features text and a video showing each being performed. Here, we look at three cues that are, perhaps, a bit unusual but can quickly clean up deadlift form. They are “pull the sternum to the back wall,” “squeeze oranges under the armpits,” and “grab the floor with the toes.” Each one fixes common flaws that we’ll briefly describe.

A North Carolina State University nutritionist is helping a men’s basketball player maintain strength and energy levels during off-season workouts while the athlete fasts for the Islamic month of Ramadan.

A little known condition in female athletes might also be one of the most common: stress urinary incontinence (SUI). One study finds that 25 to 28 percent of high school and collegiate female athletes have reported SUI, which is defined by the involuntary leaking of urine during exercise.

A new study has found that the major cause of concussions in high school soccer players is contact with another player, not contact with the ball. The study, which used data from 2005 to 2014 from a large national sample, gives support to those who oppose banning headers in high school soccer.

By grouping players’ in-season training regimens according to their physical development and role on the team, the strength coach for University of Virginia men’s basketball helps each athlete reach his peak.